Preparation: 5 min - Cooking: 8 min Moist fluffy pancakes are easier to make than you may think. Skip the shake mix, these take only minutes to whip up. With shredded apple, a dash of cinnamon, a sprinkle of powdered sugar and a drizzle of warm maple syrup, this is the way the mornings were...

Preparation: 5 min - Cooking: 45 min This moist, decadent breakfast cake is filled with zucchini and fruit, sprinkled with a spiced brown sugar and cinnamon, then baked to perfection to create a sweet sugar crust. For an extra special morning treat grill this with a pat of butter and serve...

Preparation: 5 min - Cooking: 30 min So many apples and what to do….. .? Bake…bake…bake. This is a simple yet satisfying breakfast cake that goes perfectly with coffee or tea to start your day. It really is not too sweet and gets you started without fuss or muss at this busy time of year....

Preparation: 10 min - Cooking: 40 min Apples and brandy were meant for each other, so I’ve discovered after making this pie. We are up to our ears in apples here. The local store has some really great deals, and who can pass up a bushel of apples for $2.99??! There are cons to this pro…like...

Preparation: 5 min - Cooking: 25 min This apple bundt is incredibly simple to whip up. It is a perfect resort for last-minute desserts. Sweet apple bits are folded between the crumbly, moist center. I opted for a very simple topping – just a generous coating of powdered sugar. If you happen...

Preparation: 10 min - Cooking: 30 min October 14th marked the 6th birthday of Living the Gourmet. Life has been full and busy these days and the anniversary passed without me evening realizing it. What a blessing it has been to have this blog. It has brought me so much joy, many memories, and...

Preparation: 10 min - Cooking: 5 min I find omelets a comforting meal. They are uncomplicated and your imagination is limitless. Combine flavors that tickle your imagination. Make a good cup of coffee or tea to serve with it and sit down and rest a minute. Enjoy with Love, Catherine xo

Preparation: 10 min - Cooking: 5 min I find omelets a comforting meal. They are uncomplicated and your imagination is limitless. Combine flavors that tickle your imagination. Make a good cup of coffee or tea to serve with it and sit down and rest a minute. Enjoy with Love, Catherine xo Linkups:...

Preparation: 5 min - Cooking: 10 min Living the Gourmet is pleased to present Frites by Anne de la Forest, from Jacqui Small publishing. Frites is a cookbook devoted to a single food type — the ‘Frite,’ aka ‘Chips’ in the UK, or ‘French Fries’ in the US. The book opens with a brief introduction...

With summer nearly underway, I would say Lei Shishak’s timing is impeccable. Lei is pastry chef who got her start while living in New York City. One day, while passing a neighborhood sweet shop, she took a chance and applied for a weekend job decorating...

Scandinavian Cooking is the sixth cookbook from celebrity chief Tina Nordstrom, whose cookbooks have sold well over a million copies world-wide. It is by far her most comprehensive work to date, featuring two-hundred and thirty-four recipes. Scanning through...

If this whole 'winter in March' thing is keeping you down, try a slice of this Banana Apple Loaf with a cup of tea or coffee. It will surely help you cope. The center is filled with warm, delicious fruit and topped with a light cinnamon drizzle. It's mostly...

Life is a mystery. Just when you begin to think that there is nothing left to look forward to, God places little blessings to remind us that there is still something greater to seek after. Sometimes, it is just a hopeful sign of what might come to fruition...

“But then fall comes, kicking summer out on its treacherous ass as it always does one day sometime after the midpoint of September, it stays awhile like an old friend that you have missed. It settles in the way an old friend will settle into your favorite...

It has been stated that life is a combination of both sweet and sour. This is very true, though without this combination we would never truly appreciate; would we? Living the Gourmet is pleased to have the opportunity to introduce the Nielsen-Massey line...

Living the Gourmet is happy to announce the winners of MUG CAKES GIVEAWAY are... Cindy of Little Miss Celebration and Rose of Randomcreative Art Congratulations ladies and thank you to everyone who entered!! --- 175 Best Mini Pie Recipes is a deliciously...

Everyone has sweet and sour in their life. I always gain comfort from what a nurse told me the morning my mother died. She saw me sitting in the lobby alone just thinking. She sat down next to me and asked if everything was o.k., I told her my mom died....